Steel blue

#197fae

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for steel blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Steel blue is a deep blue that reads serious. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Steel blue color values

Every conversion for #197fae, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#197fae

RGB25, 127, 174

HSL199, 75%, 39%

HSV199, 86%, 68%

CMYK86%, 27%, 0%, 32%

Lab50.03, -10.67, -32.64

XYZ15.63, 18.44, 42.78

Decimal1671086

Web safe#006699

Pantone307 C

Shades of steel blue

#17749f #156a91 #135f82 #115473 #0e4964 #0c3f56 #0a3447 #082938 #061e29 #04141b

Tints of steel blue

#1d92c8 #22a4df #3caee3 #56b9e7 #6fc4ea #89ceee #a2d9f2 #bce3f5 #d6eef9 #eff9fd

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#ae4819 Analogous#19ae93 Analogous#1934ae Triadic#ae197f Triadic#7fae19 Split complementary#ae1934 Split complementary#ae9319

Steel blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 86, 27, 0, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #197fae on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

86 27 0 32

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

83 29 4 38

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Steel blue in css

Copy #197fae straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #197fae; }
.text { color: #197fae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #197fae; }

How steel blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Steel blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #197fae against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #197fae against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Steel blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #197fae sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around steel blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn steel blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #197fae and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from steel blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #197fae are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.